"2"^^ . "2013-06-11T00:00:00"^^ . "3"^^ . "4"^^ . "2"^^ . . . "So after watching Top Chef Canada last night and seeing the fancy-pants dishes the chefs were creating on TV, I realized my homecooked lazy dinner wasn't going to cut it. The bucket of popcorn the fiance and I devoured filled us up a bit, but we definitely needed some proper food.\n\nSOME FANCY FOOD.\n\nWe decided to try Cucina because it was close by and was on our list to try for a while.\n\nWe arrived around 8:30pm, and they seated us right away because the restaurant wasnt too busy. We told the waitress we werent that hungry, so we ordered just one appetizer and one main dish to share.\n\nThe appetizer we got was the Vitello Tonnato. Thinly sliced veal drizzled with ttuna confit emulsion and topped with fried crispy capers and arugula. It was steep at $14 for a small portion, but the flavour was there. Everything worked so well together in every bite. The softness of the veal worked well with the crispy capers, and the sharpness of the caper was balanced by the tuna emulsion. Really tasty way to start!\n\nFor our main, we got the Beef Osso Bucco. Thank GOODNESS we got one to share because this was MASSIVE! Believe me when I say that the size of this beef shank was bigger than my head and there would be NO WAY I could finish that by myself. The beef shank was sitting on a jus and creamy polenta, and was topped with a gremolata. The beef was soft on some parts, and a bit dry in some other parts, but nonetheless it was great when dipped in the jus. Perfect size for two, we finished it and were both comfortably full. \n\nThe interior of the restaurant was really cool - they got the 'bistro' feel just right. Their attention to detail was also great because they even gave you tiny little spoons to use to scoop out the bone marrow :)\n\nGood addition to the food scene in Calgary!"^^ . .